March 22, 2016 | EHR Deployment, EHR Hosting and NextGen Services Special Hospital CMIO Resigns Over EHR Deployment Concerns CMIO resigns from Queens and Elmhurst Hospital Centers in New York reportedly with the warning that a planned April 1 Epic EHR implementation could lead to patient harm, even death. More info → EHR Hosting [...]
ONC's Interoperability Roadmap Drivers Interoperability is seen as one of the most significant obstacles to realizing the full potential of health IT. Having just attended the HIMSS 2016 conference in Las Vegas, this buzzword from years ago is STILL a big buzzword in the industry. It seems we have made some advances in sharing data, but [...]
We know how important the exchange of patient data is in healthcare. Electronic healthcare data powers interoperability, diagnosis, analytics and decision support. This infographic examines the growth of electronic information exchange among non-federal U.S. acute care hospitals and outside providers from 2008 - 2014, by data type. While these numbers are no surprise due to [...]
In the noise of the Vegas strip, it’s easy to get lost. In a crowd of 48,000 of your closest Health IT colleagues, 1300 vendors, and a multitude of sessions, it’s easy to have an overwhelmed schedule. If you're headed to HIMSS next week, here are 4 things you won’t want to miss. 1. How [...]
February 16, 2016 | EHR Hosting, MU and HIT Highlights CMS Extends Attestation Deadline to 3/11/16 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today extended to March 11 the deadline for hospitals and eligible professionals to attest to meaningful use of electronic health records for the 2015 Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program. The original deadline was [...]
